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Alastair’s influences
Alastair discusses the books and authors that inspired him
  1. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  2. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  7. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  8. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  9. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  10. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  11. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  12. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  13. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  14. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  15. School days
    03:57
    School days
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